Year-End Lists

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Sound of Falling

by Mascha Schilinski

Lists

  1. Variety: Peter Debruge: The Best Movies of 2025
  2. Austin Noto-Moniz: Favorite Films of 2025
  3. Hollywood Reporter: Jon Frosch: Best Movies of 2025
  4. New Yorker: Justin Chang: The Best Films of 2025
  5. AP: Lindsey Bahr: Best Movies of 2025
  6. RogerEbert.com: Katie Rife: Top Ten Films of 2025
  7. Vulture: Alison Willmore: The Best Movies of 2025
  8. Slant: The 25 Best Films of 2025
  9. Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2025
  10. Film Comment Poll: Best Films of 2025
  11. Film Stage: Top 50 Films of 2025
  12. In Review Online: Best Films of 2025

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Year-end lists are fingerprints; aggregate statistics are smudges. Therefore, I make no tallies.